Thinking outside the box is a great way to create items that add a little luxury to your life. Inexpensive doesn't mean lack of quality but it can mean that you have to put some time and effort into making them work for you.
I recently made an upholstered headboard using a printed fabric shower curtain. I am still working on all the buttons (black or Fucshia? I can't decided) but while at Lowes I saw a number of materials that could inspire me to make at least a half dozen headboards.
Following are just a few ideas that are distracting me from making those buttons -
These Cedar Stain Log Edges are meant to be used in a garden. They come in 2" x 36" lengths and cost around $8.00 a strand. The logs are staggered and I immediately saw a headboard covered with the puzzle like pieces. Of course you would have to like the light scent of cedar (I know there are giant hamsters out there!!!) but I think if you stain, paint and seal the logs it should minimize the scent. If a headboard doesn't work imagine a boxed coffee table covered with this stuff or using it lining one wall of a walk in closet where cedar is actually helpful.....
This is a picket fence. Obvious, I know, but consider removing the pieces from the strand and tightening their position to create a country inspired head and/or footboard by attaching them to panels that can be painted or stained before attaching to them to the head and foot of a bed frame. The fencing costs $11.98 for an 8ft roll.
This fencing is metal and decorative. It's 24" wide and costs $9.47 per piece. The metal isn't finished and it is rather light, but I can see a number of them being painted, arranged and attached to a really beautiful piece of wood with moulding added to create an rich metal and wood headboard. They could also be used to make paneled wall art.
Sweet Dreams....
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